Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
What the war in Ukraine tells us about propaganda battles of the 21st century. Panel discussion held in partnership with Henry Jackson Society
TIME: 13:00 – 14:00, Thursday 12th November 2015VENUE: Floor 26, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QPSPEAKERS: Peter Pomerantsev, Senior Fellow,Legatum Institute Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute Moderator: Andrew Foxall, Director, Director of the Russia Studies Centre at The Henry Jackson Society. To attend please RSVP...
‘Only Solution to Refugee Crisis is a Common EU Response’
Karen Donfried was President Obama’s top adviser on European affairs at the White House from 2012 to 2014. She is now the president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a think tank aimed at bolstering transatlantic ties. She gives us her point of view on the refugee crisis in Europe, as well as the conflict in Ukraine and...
Council of Europe Slams Ukraine Probe of Odessa Deaths
Kyiv’s official investigation into street clashes and deadly fire that left 48 dead last spring falls short of European norms, CoE says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldova: Virtual Sex, Real Crime?
If the Moldovan women erotic webchat operators are providing virtual ‘sexual services,’ then under the law, their bosses could be considered ‘pimps.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The local government elections in Ukraine
The local government elections results have significantly changed the political map of Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine: From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Reforms
This brief discusses the political and economic situation in Ukraine as well as efforts at reform after the collapse of President Viktor Yanukovych’s regime in 2014. The authors describe 1) Ukraine’s post-revolutionary agenda, highlighting the fight against corruption and the lack of diversification in Ukraine’s energy sector;...
Bomb May Have Caused Russian Plane Crash
U.S. and UK officials say security was lax at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh airport. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
War Through Photography – Ukraine
Photographers Caimi and Paccinni traveled into Ukraine to capture the war in images. There, they found a conflict occurring in multiple stages and made these stages into a series: War Dreams, War Games, War Scars. The aesthetics and emotions intertwined with every image give a different perspective on the war. Their imagery provides a visual...
Saving in exchange for tax reform
In his column for Novoe Vremia website Director of Economic Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn reflects on the prospects and risks of reforming the tax system of Ukraine given the urgent need to reduce state expenditure. The Minister of Finance in her recent statement on conducting tax reform in Ukraine noted that to implement it,...
Russian Youth Group: ‘Pioneer’ of Things to Come?
Putin creates schoolchildren’s organization on anniversary of Komsomol’s founding. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
